THE 12 Africans taken into custody by Department of Immigration officials in Grand Bahama last week are seeking asylum, fearing they would be killed if they are returned to their homeland of Nigeria.

Hubert Ferguson, assistant director of immigration in Freeport, said that the group was initially landed in Nassau, but had travelled to Grand Bahama where they were arrested by immigration officers after it was discovered they had overstayed their time...

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